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26 July 2022

Youth Agripreneurship in Africa

Agripreneurship is increasingly heralded as a solution to a multitude of global issues including climate change, food insecurity and youth unemployment. But what works when it comes to stimulating youth’s involvement in agripreneurship? How can development actors create an enabling environment for (aspiring) youth agripreneurs? How can youth, in all their diversity, be engaged in the conceptualisation and design of agripreneurship programmes and policies? These questions guide a new collaborative project, initiated by the Netherlands Food Partnership, INCLUDE, and The Broker.

25 July 2022

Soil health | Our Action in 2022

NFP and partners are currently mapping needs for soil health interventions around the world. After this phase, partners intend to take action together within specific countries. Interventions will build on and contribute to existing programmes and investments globally, raising their quality and effectiveness through a collaborative and systemic approach to enhance soil health. Read on for updates from Ethiopia, Ghana, and other opportunities in West Africa and South-East Asia.

25 July 2022

Interview with Dr. Fleur Kilwinger | Research methods shaping seed systems?

On July 5th 2022, Dr. Fleur Kilwinger was awarded at Wageningen University with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with the predicate Cum Laude. She conducted her PhD research in collaboration with CGIAR, and her research focuses on the functioning of seed systems of vegetatively propagated crops, making important methodological contributions to the field. Her insights are relevant to both the SeedNL network as well as those interested in the benefits of collaborating with CGIAR. We therefore asked Fleur a few questions to share some of her main insights.

22 July 2022

Food Security high on the COP27 Agenda

Participants at COP26 in Glasgow, which took place in late 2021, agreed that a transition towards sustainable and climate-resilient food systems will be crucial towards guaranteeing food security and ending hunger throughout the globe, as well as to achieve climate objectives, such as emission reductions. Various pledges and agreements were signed during that Summit, calling for an acceleration of action to deal with the combined challenges of climate change and global food security. These messages reinforced the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit, which had put food systems at the centre of the international policy agenda, with linkages to many global issues including climate change. Government and non-governmental stakeholders alike, expressed their interest and plans to put the food systems and climate linkages high on the agenda during COP27.

7 July 2022

Food and nutrition security stakeholders see many opportunities for collaboration in the new Dutch policy for Foreign Trade & Development Cooperation

Food and nutrition security are key domains of the new Dutch policy for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (BHOS). Last Thursday, June 30, NFP hosted an online policy briefing session during which a broad representation of the Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) network had a conversation about this new policy note. The session served as an opportunity to reflect on the policy from the FNS perspective, and it provided a space to share expectations and recommendations for the parliamentary debate about the new policy.

27 June 2022

New Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation policy submitted to Dutch Parliament Identifies Global Food Security as Key Priority

On 24 June 2022, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, presented her new policy ‘Doing what the Netherlands is good at’ in a letter to parliament. The policy outlines a strategic approach towards intensifying efforts within the domain of global food security.

20 June 2022

Rojan Bolling features on New Business Radio Podcast

Last Friday NFP Knowledge Broker Rojan Bolling took part in a discussion on sustainability on New Business Radio, in which he shared his thoughts and perspectives on the current state global food security.

15 June 2022

Ghana Urban Food Environment Coalition Advocates for a Healthier Food Environment in Ghana

On Wednesday 25th May 2022, the Ghana Urban Food Environment (GUFE) coalition marked the end of their first year of activities with a public event, held at the Ghana Innovation Hub in Accra.

8 June 2022

YALTA Storymap Showcases Youth led Agroecological Businesses across East Africa

The YALTA Initiative has launched an agroecology story map to showcase the youth-led agroecological best practices which have been developed by the young entrepreneurs who’ve been trained through its programme.

7 June 2022

Expert Round Table | The Netherlands: a strong leader for food security?

In December 2021, Netherlands Food Partnership in collaboration with The Broker organised an expert round table on how the Netherlands can be better held accountable for its commitments and obligations around SDG 2 and the right to adequate food.